How a teams income affect player salaries
The players are the reason the game of baseball even exists. In its entirety, teams salaries are the basis for how much a player is paid, but it can be fluctuated based on the player itself, and their personal skills. I looked at commercial appeal, which is reliable, because it uses statistics and is very updated based on what is happening in the MLB today. This can be seen through how much an overall team’s income is, in relation to how much they pays each player.
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The statement that the more money a team has overall, they can pay their players more and they can get better players all around can be supported by a lot of teams, such as Los Angeles Dodgers, who are highest paid team with a $277 million payroll, and they pay Clayton Kershaw one of the highest salaries in MLB, with $31 million per year. So it goes to show that a team with more money is able to pick up better players, as well as keep them with very high salaries, which can lead them into the postseason, to be more successful as a team. Just like the New York Yankees, with the biggest net worth in the MLB, $32 billion. They can pick up more big name players which keeps their revenue up, keeping them at the highest net worth for years. This goes to show how teams who have much more money are able to put that money into finding more players, without making a huge dent in their annual income, which can lead them to better teams overall.
On the other hand, teams who don’t make as much, or even the lowest net worth/overall salary can still afford to pay players and pick up talented players that bring more wins for their team. Looking at the Miami Marlins for example, they have the lowest payroll of only $61 million, it’s difficult to understand why Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins, who signed in November 2014 for $325 million over 13 years, can be paid and promised so much money from a team who has such a little amount of money to pay their players. The Los Angeles Angels, with a salary that doesn’t exceed the top 10 in all of salaries, it’s hand to grasp the concept that they can pick up such highly paid players, like Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, and Josh Hamilton, along with Jered Weaver and CJ Nelson, all with annual salaries over over $20 million. This goes to show where a team puts their money, and what they believe will be giving them the biggest profit, as well as more wins over losses to advance them in the MLB.
